Why Canada, Specifically British Columbia?

Solutions Resource decided on British Columbia as an expansion location thanks largely to the region’s welcoming business environment, diverse population, and strong small business sector. These factors align perfectly with the company’s goal to support and enhance local businesses through its specialized IT services.

Of course, establishing the new offices is far from just about tapping into a new market; more importantly, it’s about creating opportunities for Canadian businesses to leverage Solutions Resource’s expertise and for the company’s employees and their families across the Philippines, the US, and now, Canada. Solution Resource sees the opportunity to fulfill several objectives:

Access to the Canadian Market

Solutions Resource aims to deliver its renowned software development solutions to Canadian businesses and government agencies. Whether it’s bespoke software development or digital transformation solutions, Canadian enterprises will now have access to the company’s comprehensive range of IT services.

Assignment Flexibility

The new branch in British Columbia offers a strategic advantage in terms of assignment flexibility. It allows for seamless employee transfers, ensuring that Solutions Resource can deploy the best talent where it’s needed most, without the hurdles of significant time zone differences.

Cost-Effective Nearshore Consulting

Canada’s competitive costs, combined with its proximity and shared time zones with many US clients, make it an ideal location for nearshore consulting services. This means the company can offer high-quality, cost-effective solutions without the usual communication barriers that come with offshoring.

Benefits to the Local Market

Solutions Resource is committed to contributing to the local economy by creating jobs and supporting the growing tech sector. The company plans to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and government clients with their digital innovation needs, driving economic growth and technological advancement in the region.

With the registered name SRCN Solutions Resource Inc., and a new location at 24th Ave. Surrey BC, Canada, Solutions Resource’s expansion also facilitates smooth employee transfers between British Columbia, Washington, and the Philippines, making the company more attractive to both staff and clients.

Who is Solutions Resource

For those unfamiliar with Solutions Resource, it is an IT consulting company specializing in open-source Java EE and .NET Web Portal Development. The company utilizes a combination of on-shore and off-shore global consulting models to deliver exceptional software development solutions.

As an Arkansas (CMBE) Certified Minority Business Enterprise, Solutions Resource prides itself on its expertise in Agile Software Development Methodology. This means the company is not only capable of delivering projects on time and on budget, but it also excels in adapting to the ever-changing demands of the tech industry.

The services offered by Solutions Resource are comprehensive. The company provides Information Technology Consulting, Training, Global Sourcing, and “Software-as-a-Service” (SaaS) solutions to organizations looking to leverage its extensive knowledge and experience. The goal is simple yet profound: to help clients meet their goals by dedicating themselves to their success.

Commitment to Excellence

At Solutions Resource, the belief is that client success is company success. This is why the company is committed to furnishing businesses with its expertise in software development and IT consulting. The value proposition lies in the company’s ability to understand the unique needs of each client and deliver tailored solutions that drive growth and efficiency.

The company is excited about the opportunities this new branch brings and looks forward to making a significant impact in the Canadian market. Whether businesses are looking for cutting-edge IT solutions or tech enthusiasts are curious about the company’s journey, Solutions Resource is ready to transform the Canadian IT space, one project at a time.

Visit Solutions Resource’s new office in Canada at 24th Ave. Surrey BC, or reach out to Joel Castro at 1.778.300.9944

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Speaker: Jet Castro
Founder & Managing Director
Solutions Resource

Jet shares the founding of Solutions Resource with students at the University of Washington.

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Website: www.SolutionsResource.com
Facebook: facebook.com/SolutionsResource
Twitter: twitter.com/SR_Incorporated
Linkedin: linkedin.com/showcase/solutions-resource-inc-/

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“Importance of Having An App”

Gallup survey and Scott Shane, a contributor of Entreprenuer.com, point out that the number of times per hour that Americans spend looking for updates on their mobile devices is one (“January 26, 2016.”). Gallup survey and Scott Shane also say that the amount of time that Americans spend with a mobile device app during the times that they check their phones is 90% (“January 26, 2016.”).  Therefore, small businesses must have an app to attract additional website visitors to their website.

“Benefits Of Having An App”

Small businesses must have an app for several reasons:

• Attract audiences who use mobile device apps to learn about a business (“Lopez. July 28, 2015.”)
• Quickly inform markets about the products and services that it offers (“Buildfire. August 12, 2014.”)
• Provide website visitors with an effective way to purchase a product (“Thompson. November 4, 2015.”)

“Conclusion”

Small businesses should contact Solutions Resource if they need a mobile app created. That way, Solutions Resource can create an app that attracts the firm’s markets. Small businesses should also choose Solutions Resource for their mobile app needs because Solutions Resource can create an app at a price that those enterprises can afford. Additionally, Solutions Resource can prepare a small firm’s app in a time period that works for them. Lastly, small businesses should visit Solutions Resource’s website at https://solutionsresource.com/ to contact the company and learn about the firm’s mobile app

“References”

1.) “Why Your Small Business Needs A Mobile App” by Scott Shane. Entrepreneur Media, Inc. January 26, 2016. Retrieved Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Web. (“http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/269978”)

2.) “Why Small Businesses Should Have Their Own Mobile Apps” by Jose Lopez. SmallBizDaily and GrowBiz Media. July 28, 2015. Retrieved Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Web. (“http://www.smallbizdaily.com/small-businesses-mobile-apps/”)

3.) “How Small Businesses Can Benefit From Mobile Apps” by BuildFire. August 12, 2014. Retrieved Thursday, February 11, 2016. Web. (“http://buildfire.com/small-businesses-can-benefit-mobile-apps/”)

4.) “Why Does Your Business Need A Mobile App?” by Melissa Thompson. Small Business Trends LLC. November 4, 2015. Retrieved Thursday, February 11, 2016. Web. (“http://smallbiztrends.com/2015/11/business-need-a-mobile-app.html”)

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“Summary Of Giving During The Holidays and Importance of Customizing The Donate Link”

Many people donate money to nonprofit organizations during the last month of the holiday season because they want to help other people at this time of the year (“VerticalResponse. 2001-2015, November 20th, 2015.”). According to Sara Hassan, the average amount of money that charities receive from a household in the US for a given year is $2974 while $335+ billion dollars was the amount of money that was received by charities in 2013. (“December 1, 2014, 12:01 AM ET and 2015.”). As a result of this information, nonprofit organizations need to make sure that website visitors who want to donate money to them can easily find the donate link that exists on their website.

“Tips For Making The Donate Link Searchable For Website Visitors”

Nonprofit organizations can reduce the amount of time that it takes for an internet user to find the donate link on their website by:
• Ensuring that the home page is the place where the donate link is located (“Harris. November 7, 2012. 2015.”)
• Increasing the size of the donate link (“Harris. November 7, 2012. 2015.”)

“Conclusion and Call To Action”

Nonprofit organizations that need help with designing a donate link for their website should contact Solutions Resource. In this way, Solutions Resource can quickly customize that link so that internet users can find it on an organization’s website. Furthermore, Solutions Resource can provide this service at a price that these enterprises can afford and perform it in a time period that works for them. Finally, these entities can visit Solutions Resource’s website to contact the company and learn about the firm’s web development services.

“References”

1.) “How To Leverage Digital Channels To Maximize Year-End Fundraising Success” by VerticalResponse. 2001-2015, November 20th, 2015. Retrieved Sunday, November 29, 2015. Web.
(“http://www.verticalresponse.com/blog/how-to-leverage-digital-channels-to-maximize-year-end-fundraising-success/”)

2.) “10 Tips For Year-End Fundraising” by Donna Ann Harris. Main Street America, International National Trusts Organisation, and National Trust for Historic Preservation. November 7, 2012. 2015. Retrieved Monday, November 30, 2015. Web.
(“http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/main-street-news/story-of-the-week/2012/121107fundraisetips/10-tips-for-year-end.html”)

3.) “Charitable Donations Increase Over Holidays” by Sara Hassan. Al Jazeera America, LLC (News Daily). December 1, 2014, 12:01 AM ET and 2015. Retrieved Monday, November 30, 2015. Web.
(“http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/live-news/articles/2014/12/1/charitable-donationsincreaseoverholidays.html”)

Author: Tyler Nelson-Administrative and Marketing Intern At Solutions Resource, LLC

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“About Learn The Basics WordPress Seminar”

On November 4, 2015, Bobwp.com WordPress trainer and coach, Bob Dunn, will offer a seminar called Learn The WordPress Basics (“Dunn, BobWP. 2010-2015.”). Copyright Date Unknown.”). The class will take place at the Impact Hub on 220 Second Ave South Street in Seattle, WA and will start at 9:30 AM (“Dunn, BobWP. 2010-2015.”). Finally, the end time for this seminar will be 3:30 PM (“Dunn, BobWP. 2010-2015.”).

“Information To Be Learned At Seminar”

Some of the WordPress features that organizations can learn about from attending the Learn The WordPress Basics class include:

• Creating user friendly menus (“Dunn, BobWP. 2010-2015.”)
• Website themes that exist for WordPress (“Dunn, BobWP. 2010-2015.”)
• Adding plugins to a WordPress website (“Dunn, BobWP. 2010-2015.”)

“Conclusion”

Organizations who are looking to use WordPress to create their websites or are new to WordPress should think about attending this session if they are in the Seattle area. That way, they can learn about the WordPress features that they can use to manage content on their WordPress websites, such as sharing WordPress website information (“Dunn, Bob WP. 2010-2015.”). If these entities do not have time to perform these procedures, then they can contact Solutions Resource at info@solutionsresource.com and have the firm perform these tasks for them. In conclusion to this information, people can place the Impact Hub’s address into an internet mapping tool like Google Maps so that they can find where this place is located at. Similarly, a mapping tool like Google Maps will allow individuals and firms to receive directions for traveling to that place.

“References”

1. “Learn The WordPress Basics” by Bob Dunn and Bob WP. 2010-2015. Retrieved Thursday, October 29, 2015. Web.
   (“https://bobwp.com/event/learn-the-wordpress-basics/”)

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The occasion was the Philippine Business Mission Forum that drew nearly 70 participants, most from mainstream American businesses and government agencies. The forum took place in the morning with B2B meetings in the afternoon and later at Ivar’s Salmon House where a concluding dinner was held.

“This was an unprecedented and hopefully watershed event in the growing business between the Philippines and Washington State,” said A. Barretto Ogilvie, President of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest, at the opening session.

The event was coordinated by the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest with assistance from the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Washington State Department of Commerce.

The Ambassador was joined by San Francisco Philippine Consulate General Henry Bensurto and Nicanor Bautista, Director of the Philippine Trade and Investment Commission in SF. There were additional staff members for the SF Consulate office as well.

Philippine business leaders that presented at the Business Forum were Dr. Bernardo Villegas of the University of the Asia and Pacific, Ronald Epelano, Vice President for DMCI Holding Company, Jose Marcardo, CEO for Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines, and EnglebertCamasura, Partner, Ward Howell International.

“This was one of the best international trade exchanges that we have attended,” noted John Anderson, CEO of the Global Development Partners, who intends to expand trade and business operations in the Philippines.

While the Philippine government delegation met with King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim at their respective offices, the Philippine business leaders met B2B with local business representatives.

According to Alex Borromeo, the Chamber’s event coordinator, there was complete satisfaction by all participants. “During the B2B meetings the place was literally a beehive of activity reflecting the intensity, seriousness and direction of the conversations.”

A late afternoon meeting with Starbuck senior executives at its flagship Roasterie on Capitol Hill was another highlight of the day. Discussions at a post-tour meeting opened the door for Starbucks to consider purchasing Philippine grown coffee to be included in its global bistro operations.

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“About WordCamp Seattle Beginner Edition”

On the 24th of October 2015, there will be an event called WordCamp Seattle Beginner Edition (“Seattle WordPress Meetup. Copyright Date Unknown.”). The event will take place on 321 Mercer Street in the McCaw Hall in Seattle, WA and will start at 8:00 AM and will last all day (“Seattle WordPress Meetup. Copyright Date Unknown.”). Finally, there will be a variety of speakers who will speak at this gathering (“Seattle WordPress Meetup. Copyright Date Unknown.”).

“Benefits of Attending WordCamp Seattle Beginner Edition”

People and organizations receive a variety of benefits from attending WordCamp Seattle Beginner Edition:

• Interact with people and organizations who use WordPress (“Seattle WordPress Meetup. Copyright Date Unknown.”)
• Develop new skills with using WordPress (“Seattle WordPress Meetup. Copyright Date Unknown.”)
• Teach WordPress to other people and organizations (“Seattle WordPress Meetup. Copyright Date Unknown

“Conclusion”

Organizations who want to create a WordPress website should attend WordCamp if they are in the Seattle area. That way, they can learn new skills, such as adding a plugin to their WordPress website. People and entities who want to attend this event should RSVP for it and purchase tickets at https://seattle.wordcamp.org/2015-beginner/tickets/. The cost of each ticket for this event is 20 dollars (“WordCamp Seattle 2015 Beginner. Copyright Date Unknown.”). Similarly, individuals and firms can visit this link if they would like to provide financial support for this gathering. The cost of sponsoring WordCamp Seattle 2015 Beginner is 100 dollars per sponsorship (“WordCamp Seattle 2015 Beginner. Copyright Date Unknown.”). In conclusion to this information, Solutions Resource will attach a map that will allow people to determine where WordCamp is located at. In a similar situation, this map will allow individuals and firms to receive directions for traveling to that place.

“References”

1. “WordCamp Seattle Beginner Edition” by Seattle WordPress Meetup. Copyright Date Unknown. Retrieved Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Web. (“http://www.meetup.com/SeattleWordPressMeetup/events/225949087/”)
2. “Tickets” by WordCamp Seattle 2015 Beginner. Copyright Date Unknown. Retrieved Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Web.(“https://seattle.wordcamp.org/2015-beginner/tickets/”)

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The Bellevue, WA based Solutions Resource branch, which has a reputation for providing IT staffing services and creating applications for mobile devices, moved its office to the Bellevue Impact Hub on the week of July 13, 2015. The Impact Hub is located in building 555 in Bellevue, WA (“Bellevue Impact Hub. Copyright Date Unknown.”). The street that this building is located on is 116th Ave NE which is on the east side of I-405 across from Downtown Bellevue (“Bellevue Impact Hub. Copyright Date Unknown.”). The company will rent a suite in the Impact Hub and details about the suite that the firm will be located in can be found at http://www.impacthubbellevue.com/.

Solutions Resource moved its office to the Bellevue Impact Hub for a variety of reasons. One reason why the business relocated its office was to be located near any customers and potential clients, such as startup technology firms, that are located in downtown Bellevue or the Impact Hub that Solutions Resource is renting office space in. Another reason why the firm moved its office to the Impact Hub was because the company’s new location has more office space than it did at its original location on NE 8th Street in Bellevue. In this way, the company will have the office space that is necessary for conducting meetings and accommodating the staff members, volunteers, and interns that work at the organization. Additionally, the business moved its office to another location in Bellevue because it wanted to be located in a place that staff members, interns, and volunteers could access without having to commute a long distance to travel to the company. Finally, Jet Castro, the founder of Solutions Resource, pointed out in a telephone call with one of his interns, that there could be a number of events, such as technology seminars, that the Impact Hub offers which could allow Solutions Resource to network with a number of organizations and possibly conduct business with those entities in the present or future time.

The office move to the Bellevue Impact Hub was an important business decision for Solutions Resource to make. For example, Solutions Resource will have an office in a location that its markets can access. That way, Solutions Resource and its clients and potential customers will not have to spend an unnecessary amount of time commuting to each others’ offices if they want to conduct business together. The office move was also an important priority for Solutions Resource because the move allowed the firm to find a location that its staff members, interns, and volunteers could access. That way, those people do not have to spend an unreasonable amount of time traveling to the enterprise if they have work that they need to do, such as meeting with other colleagues, for the organization. Moreover, the Bellevue Impact Hub provided Solutions Resource with the office space that it needed so that it could accommodate the staff members, volunteers, and interns who work at the company. In this way, those people will not have to work in remote locations, such as a library or coffee shop, if they have work that they need to conduct for Solutions Resource. In a similar situation, the office space at the Impact Hub in Bellevue may be the size that Solutions Resource is looking for if colleagues need to meet with each other. This situation also holds true if Solutions Resource needs to meet with its clients or potential customers. In conclusion to this information, Jet Castro pointed out in a telephone call with his intern, Tyler Nelson, that the office move was an important business decision for the firm to make because the office space that the Bellevue Impact Hub was marketing to Solutions Resource included a space where conferences and seminars could be conducted. In that way, Solutions Resource would have a way to attend those events or plan an event in that location as a way to meet with its clients and prospective customers and look for potential business opportunities with those markets.

1. “Phone Call Between Jet Castro and Solutions Resource Marketing and Administrative Intern, Tyler Nelson. Thursday, July 16, 2015. 2:22 PM-2:26 PM or 2:27 PM.”
2. “Impact Hub Seattle” by Impact Hub Seattle. Copyright Date Unknown. Retrieved Thursday, July 16, 2015. Web.
   (“http://www.impacthubseattle.com/”)
3. “Impact Hub Bellevue” by Impact Hub Bellevue. Copyright Date Unknown. Retrieved Thursday, July 16, 2015. Web.
   (“http://www.impacthubbellevue.com/”)

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The International Business Strategies Panel was an important event for Solutions Resource to speak at because the firm provided information to people about what the firm does to address the technological needs of its markets, the benefits that those audiences receive from outsourcing their technology needs, such as software development, to the firm, and the success that it had in addressing its clients’ needs. That way, people in the Minority Business Executive Program could decide whether or not they would want to conduct business with the firm or refer other entities to that organization. Hopefully, those people will think that Solutions Resource is capable of addressing a diverse technology challenge, such as coming up with an e-commerce website, that other technology firms cannot address and outsource their technology projects, such as website design and development, to Solutions Resource. Moreover, those people could refer additional organizations to Solutions Resource so that those entities can decide if they want to outsource their technology needs, like search engine optimization, to Solutions Resource. Any entity who feels that Solutions Resource can address their needs should visit Solutions Resource’s website at https://solutionsresource.com/ to learn about the services that the firm offers and contact Solutions Resource at info@solutionsresource.com if they have any questions about what the company does to address the technology needs of its clients and potential customers. Finally, Solutions Resource has attached images of the presentation that Solutions Resource’s founder, managing director, and principal consultant, Jet Castro, attended along with the information for this topic (“Mullen (Lang) M. Ed. Thursday, June 18, 2015”).

• E-Mail from Michael Verchot, Director of the Consulting and Business Development Center at the University of Washington Michael G Foster School of Business. Monday, June 8, 2015. 7:48 PM.
• E-Mail from Jennifer Mullen (Lang) M. Ed., Director of Executive Education at the University of Washington Michael G Foster School of Business. Thursday, June 18, 2015. 7:27 PM

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